Claim: An authentic photograph shows a young Donald Trump wearing military attire in 1964, prior to his receiving several draft deferments during the Vietnam War military draft. Rating: About this rating TrueIn early June 2024, a picture of former U.S. President Donald Trump in formal military attire was shared on several social media platforms with the text "Donald Trump plays soldier before dodging Vietnam War draft, 1964." Trump himself shared this image to his own Facebook page in 2013 with the caption "Myself with mother and father at New York Military Academy. Because the photo authentically shows Trump in military garb at a well-documented 1964 high school graduation and originates, at least in large part, from Trump himself, the claim is True. Previously, Snopes fact-checked an AI-generated image purporting to show Trump in a military uniform leading a platoon of soldiers.

Source: New York Times June 04, 2024 02:54 UTC